GEAR is a transdisciplinary team of computer scientists and engineers, health professionals, graphic designers, human-computer interaction scientists, and cognitive psychologists with the capacity to rapidly prototype, develop, evaluate, and deploy video games for a variety of research applications. We focus on the applications of games as tools for education, empowerment, rehabilitation, community engagement, health interventions, and entertainment. Additionally, our research on esports includes the development of novel tools to support a variety of esports stakeholders, creation of esports STEM curriculum for schools, and technologies to support esports player health and safety.
Games
- Augmented and virtual reality
- Game-based assessment
- Cognitive training
- Physical therapy
- Medical professional training
- STEM engagement
- Civic engagement
- Accessibility design
- Older adult gaming
- Player data logging and analytics
Esports
Who We Support
Georgia Tech and our partners are seeking collaborators to work with us on gaming and esports applied research with impacts on user health and entertainment. For more information contact: